Change the default select list(jQuery)

$("select#country option[selected]").removeAttr("selected");
$("select#country option[value='INDIA']").attr("selected", "selected");

                           OR

setDefaultForDropDown("country", "newDefaultValue");
function setDefaultForDropDown(objId, defaultText){
    var objElement=document.getElementById(objId);
    for(i=0;i<objElement.length;i++){
        if(defaultText == objElement.options[i].text){
            objElement.selectedIndex = i;
            break;
        }else{
            objElement.selectedIndex = 0;
        }
    }
}

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